Never in his 27 years of practice has Dr...

BIG BABY.

April 10, 1990

GREER, S.C. — BIG BABY. Never in his 27 years of practice has Dr. William Helton Jr. delivered a baby as huge as Joshua Leonard, who arrived weighing 14 pounds, 8 ounces. ''He's just like a little red Butterball turkey,'' said Joshua's mother, Teresa Leonard. ''I never delivered one even close to that,'' said Helton, who delivered the 22 1/2-inch infant Friday at Allen Bennett Memorial Hospital. Joshua is the largest baby born at the hospital, and is one of the largest ever born in the state, Helton said. The Leonards have two daughters; one weighed 8 pounds at birth and the other weighed 11 pounds, 3 ounces.